Hello experts,

I've got two problems with the FTP server under Mandrake 7.2. 
Firstly, I think I must have changed something, because FTP 
connections are suddenly being refused.

[root@server /etc]# ftp localhost
Connected to localhost.localdomain.
220 server FTP server (Version wu-2.6.1(1) Wed Jan 10 07:07:00 CET 
2001) ready.
Name (localhost:root): daniel
331 Password required for daniel.
Password:
530 Login incorrect.
Login failed. 

In /var/log/messages, I get:

May 21 10:47:57 server ftpd[2251]: ACCESS DENIED (not in any class) 
TO localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]

May 21 10:47:57 server ftpd[2251]: FTP LOGIN REFUSED (access denied) 
FROM localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1], daniel

What does 'not in any class' mean? It used to work OK. The local 
machines are all in /etc/hosts.allow of course.

The second problem is: due to having a dial-up internet connection 
with only occasional acess to the DNS of my ISP, when I FTP across my 
local network I have to wait until the DNS lookup times out. Is there 
a way around this? I already have the local machines listed in 
/etc/hosts. 

Cheers

Daniel James
News + Web Editor
LinuxUser magazine
http://www.linuxuser.co.uk

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